New River Elementary School

New River Elementary School is one of the rural-scale elementary-level communitys in PHOENIX, Arizona, operated by Deer Valley Unified District (4246), with 162 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so New River Elementary School sits 64% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Deer Valley Unified District (4246), which oversees 41 schools and 32,265 students, New River Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, New River Elementary School reports that 77% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 21% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, New River Elementary School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting New River Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), New River Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Great Hearts Academies - Anthem Prep, roughly 3.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around New River Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New River Elementary School has edged down 26%, going from 219 students in 2018 to 162 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 17% to 21% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the New River Elementary School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.